[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44616-44617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3854]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives under Public Law 92-
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Executive Committee to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 
Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet October 15-16, 2007, at the Rosen 
Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida. The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. 
each day and end at 5 p.m. on October 15 and at

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12 noon on October 16. The meeting is open to the public.
    The NAC consists of 59 national organizations and advises the 
Secretary, through the Under Secretary of Health, on the coordination 
and promotion of volunteer activities within VA health care facilities. 
The Executive Committee consists of 19 representations from the NAC 
member organizations and acts as the NAC governing body during the 
period between NAC annual meetings.
    On October 15, agenda topics will include NAC goals and objectives, 
the minutes of the May 2007 meeting, a Veterans Health Administration 
update, a VAVS update of the Voluntary Service group's progress, and 
emerging issues since the May 2007 NAC annual meeting. They will also 
include the Parke Board update, evaluations of the May 2007 annual 
meeting and plans for 2008 NAC annual meeting, to include workshops and 
plenary sessions.
    On October 16, agenda topics will include 2009 NAC annual meeting 
planning, recommendations, from the May 2007 NAC annual meeting, 
subcommittee reports, standard operating procedure revisions, new 
business and Executive Committee appointments.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, interested persons may either 
attend or file statements with the Committee. Written statements may be 
field either before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting and 
addressed to: Ms. Laura Balun, Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary 
Service Office (10C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Ms Balun can be contacted by phone 
at (202) 273-8952.

    Dated: July 31, 2007.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggins,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-3854 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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